Emerging Tech

Pentagon: ‘Innovation is a National Security Imperative’

If the quest for innovation could hold the keys to DOD’s most important technological riddles, its top officials have now made three visits to the West Coast tech hub and set up shop.

Emerging Tech

A Search for the Government’s Oldest Computer

A 30-year-old computer in Grand Rapids that controls a school’s temperature, a 40-year-old machine in Hawaii handling payroll and the computers at NASA built for the Voyager space mission are all in contention.

Emerging Tech

Why the Future Needs Huggable Robots

The distance between people and machines—the fact that robots aren’t more snuggly—poses a real problem for the future of robotics.

Digital Government

Driverless-Car Makers on Privacy: Just Trust Us

Members of Congress are calling for new rules that determine how companies can use personal data collected by autonomous vehicles.

Cybersecurity

Survey: Agency Cyber Pros Prefer Perimeter Defense to Encryption

Encryption and other data-at-rest defenses were ranked “dead last” in terms of spending plans over the next year, according to a new report.

Modernization

Video: Want to Recycle Your iPhone? This Robot Will Do it For You

Apple hopes its newest employee can have a positive impact on the environment.

Emerging Tech

The World’s Internet Connectivity is Getting Faster

Globally, the average connection speed jumped from 5.6 Mbps to 8.6 Mbps, a 23 percent increase from 2014.

Digital Government

How Facial Recognition Might Stop the Next Brussels

Keeping terrorists away from crowded spaces requires recognizing them before they get there, which is no easy task

Cybersecurity

Spy Researchers Take on Biometric ID Hackers

A 4-year project just launched to develop artificial intelligence to automatically detect spoofed fingertips, facial images and irises.

Digital Government

Video: How Will NASA Astronauts Exercise on a Mission to Mars?

For astronauts in microgravity, exercise is essential for preventing muscle atrophy and bone loss.

Digital Government

Border Agency Ready to Expand Virtual Fence along Southern Border

New border technology has successfully completed operational testing after being assessed in the field for past several months.

Modernization

Apple's New Twist: A Smaller iPhone

The tech giant did something it had never done before.

Digital Government

Self-Driving Cars and the Looming Privacy Apocalypse

Driverless vehicles will learn everything about you, and influence your behavior in ways you won’t even realize.

Digital Government

Workers in These Countries Believe AI and Robots Will Replace Them

Chinese workers have seen the future, and it involves artificial intelligence

Modernization

What to Expect From Apple’s iPhone Event on March 21

The company will likely make a strong statement on encryption and users’ privacy.

Emerging Tech

Presidential Report Puts Cities at the Center of US Innovation Policy

The new report from Obama’s science and tech advisors outlines the case for an urban-focused technology policy.